Improvement in wagon-seats



A. B. LAWLER; Wagon-Seat.

No. 207,812. Patented Sept. 10,1878,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIo A. BROWN LAWLER, OF FREDERICKVILLE, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN WAGON-SEATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No- 207,812, datedSeptember 10, 1878 application filed June 24, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, A. BROWN LAWLER, of Frederickville, in the county ofSchuyler and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in WVagon-Seats and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same,reference bein g had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a" seat for farmwagons andother vehicles which may be converted into a step-ladder.

It consists in having the seat provided on its under side with a seriesof steps, and havin g one end hinged to the side of the box orwagon-bed, so that it may readily be turned over, so as to bring theopposite end near to the ground.

It consists, further, in a brace and locking device, all of which willbe hereinafter fully explained.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are crosssections of a wagon-box, andFig. 3 a side elevation thereof, having my improvements attachedthereto. 7

a is the box, in which are placed the seatsprings a a, having thesupporting-bars a (0 of ordinary construction. I) is the seat. It isprovided on its under side with a series of steps, b arranged atsuitable distances apart, and a clamp, c, on one end, to fit down overthe block a", or over the upper edge of the box, to give steadiness andfirmness to its position.

The seat has its end'opposite to the clamp c hinged to the spring-blocka or to theupper edge of the box a, so that it may be turned over anddown to the ground, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

When springs which set up above the top of the box are employed, asshown in the drawin gs, a connecting link or strap, d, is provided,

having one end hinged to the block c and the other end hinged to theupper edge of the endboard b of the seat b. This permits the seat to bebrought down to the ground, as shown clearly in Fig. 2.

The seat is locked in position on the box a, or on the spring-bars a aby a sliding bolt, 0, supported in suitable bearings on the under sideof said seat, connected with and operated by a crank-lever, e, which isbent around ,to the upper side of the bottom board, so that it may bereadily taken hold of, and so that the persons sitting on the seat willhold it firmly in place. The bolt enters a recess in the side of the boxor in the side of the bar a Crank-lever 6, when the seat is convertedinto a step-ladder, serves as a brace to the seat, its end beingsupported by a suitable bearing on the side of the box a.

In order to give greater firmness in position, I provide the seat with asmall loop or projection, 11 which catches under a projection, to, onthe box c.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

1. In combination with the wagon-box, the seat I), having a series ofsteps, b, on its under side, and hinged to said wagon-box, so that itmay be turned over and down to the ground, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

2. The combination, with the seat I), hinged to the wagon-box, asdescribed, of the bolt 0 and crank-lever e, as and for the purposes setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

A. BROWVN LAWLER.

Witnesses:

R. I. PHILIPPI, JOHN HUsTED.

